May 28, 2014 | Eye Health & Wellness, Eye Health Tips, Frequently Asked Questions, How to Protect Your Eyes, Lasik, Lifestyle & Vision, Uncategorized
At Eye Care Center of Northern Colorado , we encourage our patients to maintain an active lifestyle, and participation in sports is a great way to do that. However, it is also extremely important that people of all ages protect their eyes while playing sports in order...
May 22, 2014 | Educational Series, Eye Health & Wellness, Eye Health Tips, Frequently Asked Questions, Lasik, LASIK Explained
LASIK vision correction is a very quick procedure that is performed to correct a patient’s myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism with the ultimate goal of 20/20 vision without lenses. While most patients do not experience pain during the procedure, it is not uncommon for...
May 14, 2014 | Eye Health & Wellness, Eye Health Tips, Frequently Asked Questions, Lifestyle & Vision, Uncategorized
Researchers in Canada recently studied how drinking a “legal” amount of alcohol affects vision. What they discovered is that up to 30% of vision is impaired even before participants hit the legal blood alcohol concentration limit, which is 0.08% in most states. The...
Apr 23, 2014 | Eye Health & Wellness, Lasik, Lifestyle & Vision, News
The 2014 Olympics are over, but many of the athletes are still feeling the pain of disappointing losses. One such athlete is alpine ski racer, Bode Miller. After failing to reach all of his goals in Sochi, he revealed to the media that he would have changed the...
Apr 9, 2014 | Educational Series, Frequently Asked Questions, Lasik, LASIK Explained
One minute may not seem like a long time, but here are just a few things you can do in this short timeframe: Get dressed Microwave a bag of popcorn Take a stretch break at your desk Heat a cup of tea Clean your computer monitor Correct your vision with LASIK! It may...